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Letters Patent No. 79,635, dated July' 7 1868.

nursovsn eLAss-rnfissme MACHINE.

TO WHOM lIl MAY CONCERN: i

Be it known that I, GEORGE J. CAPEWELL, of West Cheshire, New Haven county,vand`State of Connecticut, 1 have made new and useful Improvements in Glass-Pressing Machines, forcmaling glass beads and other glass'4 ornaments; and I herebydeclare the following to be a full andexact description of, the same, reference being ,i had to the drawings that accompany and form a part of these specifications. The object of my invention'is to provide a more expeditious method of formingV or pressing buttons and ornamentsmade of glass, making apartialhy1 automatic-working press'for that purpose. I i l i Figure 1,-side elevation showing arrangement of lever. Figure 2, side elevation showing the opposite side, with device for operating the pin that forms the holes in the beads. i "r Figure 3, Sectional view on a line, a b, showing the form of the dies. i i' LetterA is the base: Letter B, standard, the lower part curved so as to form a recess for the working parts or dies of the machine. f Letter C, angular lever, operatinga togglejoint, G, that gives motion to the plunger D, and to the lower part of which is attached the' die F, that forms the outer surface of the bead or ornament. l l Aflange, e, 'on each side of the plunger, working in grooves in the piecesff that are inserted inthey 'i standard B for that purpose, guides the plunger in its movements up and down. I

Letter E the dio that forms the under side/of the bead or ornament. `In, this die are placed one or more nipples. lhese form the recess or holes, (when more than oneis desired,) and also prevent the pin z', that makes a hole through the'ornament horizontally,'from being bent when the glass is pressed around it.

An arm, 7L, is attached to the baekpart of the plunger or upper die, to which is attached a crooked lever, j;V A grooved arm, l, also extends back from the lower die. In this groove moves the slide-t, that carries `the pin z. This pin is kept acrossAthe face of the die by the spiral spring n, one end being attached to the leverg', the othcr'to the plunger. A stop, k, is attached to the' standard at the proper point, so, when thelever C is raised, the leverj comes in contact with it, and carries the pin back clear of the die, and disengages the bead from it, thus making this part of-'my machine automatic in its operation', and it is so `timed in its movements, that it slips under the glass just before the die strikesit, Vand `remains across the falce ofthe dies until the glass is vpressed around it.

The pressure is'regulated in two Ways, by asetscrew, ne, at the top ofthe standard, and also by a setscrew,'p, attached to 'the lower partof the standard, which'forms a stop for the lever C, and can be adjusted so as to bring the two dies to theex-act point desired, without bruisingrthe sharp edges of the dies that are necessary to make a smooth edge to the button.

If desirable to have more than one hole through the ornament, another pin e', may be added, and also another nipple in the lower die tosupport the same.

What I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is Thele'ver j, in combination with the arms h and l, the spring n, and slide t, the whole producing the automatic movement of the pin z', as and forthe purposes specified. 2. Forming glass beads or ornaments with the desired openings or holes, made by pressing the glass around the pin and nipple, the nipple serving as a support for the pins forming said'holes, substantially as described.. VIn testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

` lGEORG-E J. CAIEWELL.

Witnesses:

Enwn A. CoRNwALL, E. B. CORNWALL.' 

